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Of Interest To The Farm and Home

Edtod by W. COLLINS THOMAS

Cumberland County

’Column

I Padt" Bill a Good Step A*’ bill, n-hicb W’U probaLIy be introduced in “% week, becomes l«w, it will be a decidedly y agiicuhure. ■W—■ a * misdemeanor to tell any package of I New Jr racy at which the visible pan was V whole. g of fruit and vegetable containers had becustom that most all of us hate practiced Without thinking of it as being particularly 1 a natural thing to turn the Mush of the ,i, and to be somewhat more particular in & the top of the basket. Not to be dishonest, a stove pipe to place a center of Apples Acs, but merely to make the package more t with the old system of facing baskets or * 't fosters a lack of confidence. If the bill res will have more confidence in making i and farmers; hucksters will buy more f WimiMion merchant* will accept produce f New Jersey produce with greater confidence, help but benefit everyone toner rued with * for tome fanners to put up an honest f ®wke the face of the package as attractive ^ deliberately put inferior produce — oftent bottom of the basket and fancy on top. 1 “h«se« pack” law would place all ting''. The man who packed his prot not then have to suffer for the lack I by unscrupulous packing. ' • • • • 1 Spray To Be Recommended r of the New Jersey Agricultural Exlend a awn hi tied spray for scale, Euro- » to be applied during the delayed dormant ded spray mixture will consist of stabilized f rate of 4% gallons to 100 gallons of water; Strength recommended by the manufacturer; t akotinr at the rate of 1}4 pints to 100 I. fret nicotine recommended in this spray is 18 market. Dealers who do not have 50 per can secure it from the same source f per cent. ..«■ nicotine is not recommended sulfur sprays, but only with oil sprays I dormant period for the control of kcale, ■ . -a rtil nate au- aphis. In orchards where European red mite is not serious, a drfivrd dormant application of commercial concentrated lime-sulfur, at the sate of 10 gallons to 100 gallons of water, plus "Black Leaf 40" at the rate of IJ4 pints to 100 gallons of spray 4 recommended. Profit Depends On Start Given Chicks 1 a baby chick flock during the first lew eek« ** " t that the poultry-man will have wkii «* into production. By keeping down { the early life of the baby chicks, the poultryraan * the cost of producing his pullets. Not only does mortality depend largely on the handling the baby chick flock gets daring its early life bat growth and vitality 'ca be controlled ctwiaiderably by prope- management. For the new pooltryman as well as for the experienced operator who wants to improve his methods of raising chicks, the bulletin Cam and Management uf liaby Chicks'' published by the New jersev Experiment Station, can be of material benefit. The bullet in describe* ipeubaticn and brooding practices as recommended by the experiment station and makes practical suggestions for finishing off the cockerels and handling the pullets up to the time they are placed in the laying house. A dock feeding chart, describing the New Jersey Baby Qtn ration that might be used and methods for feeding the duck* from time of hatching up to maturity, has been prepared by the extension service and. together with the bulletin, it availablr fer distribution. Application for each « cheat poWkation- should be made at your county agent's

Poultry Clinic At Cold Spring Vocational Teacher Reeves Co-operates in Holding Poultry Meeting

Gtes Four Major Paints

By R. E. REEVES A special poultry meeting In the form of n clinic wan held In Cold Spring Jr. O. C. JL M. Hnll on Friday irenlng, January D Thia meeting wan to consider poultry Clone.

Board of Agriculture Holds Annual Meeting One Hundred and Fifty Cum be and County Fanners, Their Wives and Friends Enjoy Banquet— Master Penna. State Grange Speaks New Members Elected To Executive Committee

Prof. Blair

To Speak In

Bridgeton

Will Discuss Concentrated

Fertilize'; Monday

Evening

One hundred and Ally Cumber-

land County farmers, their sriven and frlenda aat down to a bountiful feast in the Central M. E. Church Tueadny evening of '.art week. The banquet, which was said to be attended by the Urgent number of people la tbe history of ihe Count, Board, ioiInwed the annual busineaa meet-

ing of the orgmnlaatlon. E. B. Domett, mauler cf the

Pennsylvania State Orange, and

. “ former chief of the PennayivanU

condition, are Ideal. The four Bur ^ u MarkpU . entertauned major poinu l« oc^dder In th« |Ulf . tu<itenct w Hh hi. humorous poultry game are. Breeds. SWper, oI (be developtnenl hou^ng. effleient feeding and ^ ^rt cu i, ure tt^t he had wlt-

n'.waed during the past thirty-five

ilUtlOB.

The breed selection la of choice, which may be _

by your marketing, whether

be for eggs, meat or both.

In housing the two vital point* to consider are venUUOon and sunshine. The aun rays to most effective ahouln come in house through open windows fronts, rather than through glass. Feeding la most egeetlvi when a balanced, digestible ration Is used, which should consist of mash of well-balanced, recognised parts and a scratch feed. Tbe last point to consider i-ntioned. but by far not the least, la aantUlion. A great deal of our poultry troubles In low production and high snortaJiiy la

1 held

"B. W. D. Carriers" Spell "Danger" To Poultrymen phrase *‘B. W. I). Carrier” should be to the progressive “gfeeeAer what a red light iv to the average man, say the ( at the State College. Bacillary White Diarrhea to the "danger " He should do all in his power to ret flock those birds which are harboring in their bodies of thi* disease y by biooi testing and the i-moval of all birds re- « » possible for the bre«*>r to lower the carrier tnd thereby materially reduce the chance* for inji bis young stock, say the specialists. By yearly with strict sanitary measures, one can eliminate sea which many poultrymen now suffer from ding and removal of carriers as a means of .rhite dia-rhes h no longer experimental, but practical and economically sound. Tbe followi what the poultry breeder may expect from e of which is known to be free frr n B. W. D. ;r known to contain an appreci.ole pcrcent-

TESTED F»X>CK ibility. lity of chicks or stock sold, rate in pullet stock. UNTESTED FLOCK filitr.

stock sold, r in pullet stock. • • • ikling Irrigation Discussed

Jersey Agricultural ExIrrigation on V r egrtaWe tion of the practices cm acre for market. One

due t _

Thta poultry meeting under the direclion <

Reeve., vocational iMtruetor, and was aponaorrd by Manager Ka hana. of th. Farmers' Supply Co.

Mr. Kabana secured Dr. Gelbach. poultry disease

iat of the Ba-ker'e Resear rh Laboratorie.. to conduct th« cllnlr The ins! rue tor. preparatory for the meeting, viaited the poultrymen of the lower partite county, requeating them to attend, also to bring some alcfc chickena for examination, which

was done

After .nt reduction Dr. Oelbach stated the nature of tbe meeting. He then prec eded to op*-n aome of the birds and diacuas with the poultrymen various conr) the bird a* be found them In each step of the proeeedure. opened in all four adult and two young birds in which he fawsd tbe following worms: Clssard. tape, pin and round, also trace, of coccldiosls and pneumonia. As he proceeded with the work, hr answered question; and save control measure*. I wish thst more poultrymen could have been present as It seems to me that If one Is tc succeed In poultry husbandry close attention will have to be paid to sanitation, disease and worm control. Worms are responsible great deal of poultry trouble. They not only quickly kill badly infested birds, but are responsible for low production and flock diseases. such as roup. cold, chicken pox and bronchitis in a Urge degree. Wortaa multiply rapidly because of tbe Innumerable ber of eggs which they lav and which are eaten by the birds. Therefore pnultrymen should not only study diseases and worm control, but should take preventat:v* measures as screening house against flies and spraying with disinfectant*. Any further Information sired will be cheerfully given. If called upon.

H has always been Insisted that flirting Is bound to get a man in trouble and now haa triumphant proof. A man who recently started a flirtation with ■- married lo ber. Grange Calendar Cape Ml, Grange—Meets . tuesd*, evening I O M Hall Dias >eek. Ir.nci. Douglass. MaaUr. Newton Schellsna*r. Secretary1—Meets Brat and

each month

_ Hanr Tuekaaoe. Dr. W. U VerSes. Master. Mrs Rebecca Gandy. Secretary.

J Odd Fellows I. Master. Lau-en C

years that be had been In the vocation. Mr. Dorsett anticipated that the coming few years would ace still greater change In methods of farming and suggested that the County Board and Grangrrs work together toward keeping Cumberland County agriculture on a plane equal with that In other

sections.

E. H. Wene, president of the County Board of Agriculture, acted as toastmaster and very ably Introduced the various numbers on tbe program. Response* to an Introduction were made by Senator Albert R. McAllister and Assemblyman H. Wettstein. Both of these men promised support on any measure that would be a benefit to the important agricultural industries of the state. Othen who made brief remarks were Mayor Unwood Errtckson, William G. Bpargo. the newly-elected president of tbe State Federation: A. M. Hulbert. assistant director of extension service; Morgan Husted. master of tbe Cumberland County Jomona Grange: John Weed, president of the Vineland P. iltry Association and chairman of th ecommlttee on arrangements for the annual meeting and banquet; W. W. Oley. new chief of the New Jersey Bureau of Markets. and the county agent. Mrs. Alfred Kaln entartatned the audience with readings that were excellently presented. Carlton Nelston. of Deerfleld. gave a presentation that was exceptionally well recetved. 41arold Homan. of Salem, led the community

singing.

Hew Member* Elected A! the annual business meeting of the Cumberland County Board of Agriculture, which was held in tbe Court House during the afternoon, the board elected six new member* to the executive committee to All expired term*. The following elected for three-year H. Wene. Vineland: W. L. Minch. Bridgeton: Earl Hhepparri Cedarvilla; Milton Tice. Deerfleld: F. Benne. Road si own; H. Loveland. Bridgeton- All of three with the exception of tbe two mentioned, were re-elected. Two member* were elected for OH unexplred terms: Stultx Rowley. George Mints. Dividing Creek. The board also elected E- H. Wene to them on the executive committee of the State Federation of County of Agriculture. At the next regular meeting of the executive committee tbe committee will elect their own officers and appoint standing comraittess for the coming year. Oley. new chief of the Bureau of Markets, addressed the Board at their afternoon session marketing problem*, as they being handb d by tbe New Jersev Bureau of Markets, and concluded hi* remarks with his obaerva-ions on the proposed law affecting the use of the flreeighthe bushel basket. Mr. Oley stated that the new law Is a federal measure that win prohibit of these containers and that the majority of opposition seems to be coining from South Jersey. He states that even in South Jersey he finds many pi-opl-who are In favor of the standard container law which will do away with the five-eighths basket. A vote was taken to gel tbe sentiment of board memb<-!% and ll was found that a majority favored keeping the five-eighths aa a field package but did not taror using It In marketing produce, especially in Interstate shipments. Other business to come tx-lore the board at their afternoon session consisted of reports by Howard Padgett, delegate to the State Board of Agriculture and State Federation's annual meeting held at Trenton recently, and by W. A. Atkinson, who represented the county at the State Horticultural Soeletya annual meeting The county agents also uhmitted brief reports of county extension work for tbe past yeai.

Good Dairy Cows Hard To Replace Demand Far Exceeds Supply—H>qh Prices Stimulate Home Raising

Choice of Sire Important

One of the most difficult problem* to confront Cape May and Cumberland County dairymen In recent year* Is that of purchasing desirable herd replacements. Good cowa. once purchased at s nominal figure are now bought at price* which tend to become burdensome. Present day demands for acceptable cowa far exceed the supply, thereby reusing higher prices snd stimulating the home raising of replacements. This practice should, be encoutaged on many farms because ll is one of tbe most certain snd must economical ways of developing better dairy stock under present

day conditions.

In the breeding of better dairy stock tbe goal sought is suluisLs mei-tlng the respective breed association requirements, without any physical defects, having a pleasing body formation, and being uniformly high in milk and butter-fat pioduction as well as consistent In breeding. To develop cattle having these drelrable characteristic* certain genetics! laws have been developed through careful research for the'

breeder's benefit.

According to studies carried on

at the Maine Experiment Station. It la important to take the following questlona into account when selecting a bull for service: Flnrt. are all of his progeny high producers of milk and butter-fat? Second, are the records of his 'de.m creditable? Third, are tbe rece-di of hla half slater* eommenuablc? It la realised that it is sometimes Impossible to obtalr all these records unless the bull was raised by s breeder having a particular Interest In better stock. In view of this difficulty It would frequently be to the

benefit of the breeder

raised bis

Doings of Your Neighbors

Court House 7.30 P. M.

Norman Taylor, of Cold Spring, figure* that he saves annually sn average of 10 per cent, on Ihe retail purchase price of farm supplies by buying for cash. According to County Agent White, the one-day school of farm atcotint*. although well advertised. brought out very few farmers. Mr. White believes however. that there are some others who desire to use the college system of farm accounts, so he la a* •aching them to enlist their aerest and to explain the

Although Prof. A- W Blair of *r*t«a. **f- White reports that the New Jersey Experiment 81a- wrTr * r ® 11 w,t * 1 th ® n * w

Uon. will have considerable .o

say about concentrated fertllDers tm , nt . „ In hla talk before the Cumberland : bounty ® ebbl “ * ad

County Vegetable Grower*' K* ° f

sociallon and otnerw lntereet*d In i }“** °" ®' r * ' Ut ,J >f ^7*”

ferilUere. at a meeting to be j ^J“I.

held at Court House. Bridgeton Monday evening. February 6. al 7.SO. the following bit of Infor-

ralse^ •

apaokar „

In recent years mixed fertlUtera containing from 20 to 40 per rent, or more of plant food

obtained

certified sweet potato seed, as well aa saucer* of certified to-

the new goods may. Baltimore. Marglobe, Bonny Best

questlona for tbe j « n< l Ooluinbls.

H. R. Roess. poultryti

■ on Main Rood Just <

lieves In leaving pullets out on range until after equlnoxlal storms, as a mean* of avoiding pox By housing pullets the last week In October, explained Mr. Bens, tbe pullets are allowed ifflci - ■ n t time to get the pox

says

have been placed on the taark< Among them are tbe following analysese: 10-20-10. 10-K-14. 18-36-15. 5-20-5. 8-18-8 and

4-18-20.

These mixtures are variously! bmi>

known aa t»ncentrated. double. oul ^ thHr H e . strength, and multiple strength lhat h , believe* this method fertilisers. The term concen- founU for |be fac| t h„ poultrytrated fertiliser to becoming the ^ who ulle u ob(a , n , RW) , one mo*t generally used. ! p roducUon riBb , on through the

Whether or not to use eoncen-1 monthg . trated fertiliser depend* lant-ly • • •

on price. When the relati.. ;.rlce Tim Ber says. "The old farm l, below that of lower compo«l- j woodr a ren't what they use to Uon mixture*, their use 1* Jtutl- 0nce , h<1 rarly Ht Uera wrote fled. The 10-30-10 la ‘'tie* »* home to England about tbe tall concentrated as the 6-10-6. It the; and ^.^ly forests. Now aome 6-10-5 cost* |38 a ton delivered, p^pj^ tb | n k , b , t ^mb timber la the 10-20-19 would ** 7° r,b f; the beet New Jersey can grow."

bushels. We *r4 wondering who will be the Aral woman in New Jersey to qualify for membership

in the Big Spuds.

Xi in past yean the New Jersey Alfalfa Association will distribute need to Its members for spring sowing. Several kinds of seed adapted to the various section* of the state will be bandied. The county agent will be pleased to furnish any farmer with full Intonnati n in regard

to this matter.

Jack Thorn borrow. Millville. it of Cumberland Cojaiy* most progressive vegetable g>.rdener». says that be always mikes a diagram of hla farm, and plan* for the coming season. Most of Mr. Thom borrow 1 * crops are grown under Irrigation. He retie ate* the length of time each crop w.ll be In each Irrigated sectfem. and (Continued on Page 8)

"What hare you got 1

lhat va-

"Nothing of the sort, officer."

Call at Meadow View Service Station. Shore Road below Seavllle Road, for FRESH EGGS From Nest To Too POULTRY FARM a L. ABRAMS. Proprietor

Even then there would be a slight advantage In favor of tbe latter on account of there oelng less labor involved In hauling and

spreading.

In using concentrated fertilizers the rate of appltcaUon should be reduced so as not to Increase materially tbe amount of plant food applied to each acre. If this U done there Is little danger of Injuring the seed. It la nol always easy to adjust the planter or fertilizer distributor to apply Just the right amount of concentrated fertilizer. For thin reason It la well to test out the machine thoroughly befor- concent ratal fertilizer D applied to any considerable acreage.

Among the 186 wlnm-ra In the Pennsylvania potato growing contest of i927 for members!..n In the "400 Bushel Club," wa* Mrs. Rose Murren. of Adams County, a widow with 11 children. A measured sere In her six and a half acre field produced 482

Jordon Legborn Farm Leghorn chicks from our own healthy hena (not pullets), batched In a fresh air Incubator. gives them a good start In life. Pries

Sherman and Lincoln Avenue* YIHELAHD, H. J.

Vou may have noticed that riche* never use their wings to fly to you.

Come and See It Plow STANDARD TRACTOR New Models Now on Display Both Riding and Walking Models Lots of Pep and Power

LARGEST SUPPLY f-a».'> Ma^Liery and

Repair Parts

IN SOUTH JERSEY

Vineland Farmers’ Exchange, Inc.

herd sire from tin. E4,, t gve. A C. R. R. Phone 261

r In hla herd rather tbm

use a bull lacking aucb informs-!

tlou.

Aa in the case of the sire, the breeder should consider In the: following order of Importance; certain question* regarding the cow: First, how do her full als-! ter's records compare? Second. | 1* her dam'* record worthy of i not«? Third, are the records of her half sisters worthwhile? Fourth, are the records of the grand dams commendable? Fifth, what records have the aunta? Sixth, are the cousins good producers? It Is evident that the variety of ancestor* here taken Into account In selecting a cow makes It easier to ' r"

I am now booking order* for February. March and April delivery of Barred Rock Baby Chicks Send for Price List A. B. JOHNSTONE DORCHESTER. N. J. Phone: Port Noma SI-J-3

conformation la relatively less Important as a guide to probable producUon. Body scale, size of udder and mamary development. ~t»d the wedge shaped form may be used to a limited extent In gauging production while record*, on the other hand, are conrlderably more reliable a* a guide in the breeding and selection ol better datry catUe. Such records are available to those who Join

a cow testing association.

A Wanbinzton. Pa., man Is sulnx a man for not only stealing his wife, but also for taking about six thousand dollars of his money. Hr evidenUy thinks he has at

least one real grievance

Walter’s White Leghorns Well-bred stock, raised on an up to-date, clean place. I have som<- desirable dates stUl open for baby -hicks. Inspection of farm and stock Invited. GUS WALTERS Box 287. E. Sherman Avenue VINELAND. H. J.

BEACON Quality Feeds I "Beacon Quality Feeds have demonstrated their J ability to produce results far above those of ordinary I feeds. We have customers who have proven this over a period of years. Beacon insures you the highest quality feed, sufficiently balanced, and costs no more than other feeds." A Feed Without a Filler—Sold By M. COHEN—WOODBINE, N. J. FAGAN & FLEETWOOD, PORT NORRIS, N. J. j T. C. POX k SONS. Newfleld. N. J.. Selling Agents.

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Shiloh Orenoo—Mrrts Srst sMt third W«tn#adar mght of enrr month In

Custom Hatching Opening our 13th Season. *ow booking space. R.*et your dale. MARTIN LALLY

For those Shear* or any tool that you may want for the job South Laurel Street Bridgeton, N. J.

Newtown

vtown furnishes an abundance ol heat and thi* heat regulated SURELY and conjrolly PERFECTLY by our THERMOSTAT BAR —all metal. You can get the correct velum room and for any weather condition. Free • demonstration at JAMES WHETSEL’S Bountiful Farms VINELAND, N. J.